Health and wellbeing
Coronavirus: what does HR need to know?
Visit our resource hub for up-to-date information and advice on the virus for people professionals
Recruitment and retention
Employees can be furloughed to carry out caring responsibilities, government confirms
Expansion to job retention scheme also allows staff to take on other work while laid off, and could plug labour shortages in some sectors
Employment law
Charity worker was victimised after being denied work as a result of historic bullying allegations, tribunal rules
Homelessness organisation ordered to pay former staff member £17,500 after it refused her locum shifts over an investigation that was dropped in 2004
Recruitment and retention
Covid-19 causing settled status application delays, Home Office warns
HR needs to encourage staff to apply early, as experts warn that guidance on furlough and coronavirus-related absence for sponsored employees lacks clarity
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Coronavirus live blog
6 Apr 2020Keep up to date with what actions employers are taking to tackle the Covid-19 crisis with People Management’s live commentary
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Does the coronavirus crisis mean a holiday hiatus
6 Apr 2020Catherine Taylor and Alison Woods explain how employers should handle annual leave requests during the pandemic
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Four ways employers can support bereaved employees
6 Apr 2020With Jack’s Law coming into force today, Danielle Ayres explains what else organisations can do to look after a staff member who loses a child
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HR must look after its own mental health at this time of crisis
3 Apr 2020People professionals often don’t prioritise their own wellbeing. But they must put their own health first to support their businesses, says Annette Andrews
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PodcastsThat HR Podcast episode 22: What’s your problem with workplace conflict?
As the CIPD finds employee disputes are on the rise, That HR Podcast learned from the experts how to have more constructive and healthy disagreements
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Long readsYou still need to get ready for Brexit (remember Brexit?)
Despite facing other critical challenges, HR must keep one eye firmly on helping build a well-staffed post-Brexit Britain
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LegalCan firms and staff take action against colleagues who’ve come to work with Covid-19?
Given some individuals will have contracted the virus through work, Dr Anne Sammon and April Horsman consider the legal implications for employers
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CommentRemote working tips from a CEO who’s been there
Chris Dyer had to roll out home working for all staff when his company faced difficulties in the late 2000s. Here he shares the lessons he learned
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AdviceFixer: HR gender bias in favour of women is a chronic issue
Our department’s ratio is at odds with our workforce meaning we are out of touch – what can I do?
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Case studiesWhy Brighterkind is teaching its staff to love every day
The elderly care home provider sought to create a culture that worked for everyone
Webinar: How to drive employee engagement with excellent benefits
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Workplace benefits are a vital part of your employee engagement strategy, but there are still misconceptions about their real cost to organisations which might be holding you back from reviewing your options.
Watch this PM Insight webinar, in partnership with Tusker, where a panel of experts discusses how you can implement benefits that meet your employees' requirements while still maximising productivity.
CIPD HR Business Partnering Conference
1-2 April 2020, Leonardo Royal Hotel, Tower Bridge, London
The ability to communicate effectively, influence and have an impact on decision-making will help you provide better support to your people and organisation.
This two-day conference will enable you to grow your communication, influence and business skills through storytelling and data analytics to help you improve your confidence and ability to build effective relationships across your organisation and with stakeholders. Book your place now.
Expert report: Debunking three common HR myths
Through close working with organisations of all sectors and sizes, employee feedback platform Hive has learnt the truth behind some of the most commonly held HR myths.
In this exclusive report, Hive’s director of people science, Ryan Tahmassebi, explores three of these myths with help from HR industry voices.